securityfraud

Proxy detection API

Build a service to identify residential proxy usage. For security teams.

Why now

Fraud prevention is critical as proxy networks expand.

Who for
Security teams
Business model
API calls
Effort
A few weeks

Businesses lose money to fake accounts via proxy networks.

Create an API that flags suspicious IPs from known proxies.

Sell to e-commerce and financial services.

MVP could use existing blocklists.

Risk: Proxy networks constantly evolve.

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